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Knifeman Robs Coffee Shop

Date Posted: 2000-06-02

A masked robber took ¥100,000 in cash from a Gushikawa City coffee shop after threatening two waitresses working in the shop at knifepoint.

According to Gushikawa Police, the man entered the shop early Sunday morning, pulled a large kitchen knife and demanded money. The waitresses ran out through the back door of the shop and the man helped himself to the contents of the cash register.

Police said the man spoke in Okinawan dialect. The waitresses said that the man appeared to be in his 50s. Police investigation continues.